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🌱 How a $178K grant will upgrade Glen firefighters’ safety gear
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- How a $178K grant will upgrade Glen firefighters' safety gear
Also on today's calendar: NY02 Fonda Fairgrounds.
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- Tuesday: Remaining cloudy, with a high of 63 and low of 51 degrees.
- Wednesday: Sunny spells, temps: high: 69, low: 54.
- Thursday: Mostly cloudy and warm, with a high of 77 and low of 62 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Glen Fire awarded $178K to replace aging equipment (dailygazette.com) — Glen's volunteer fire department has secured a $178,533 federal grant to replace its aging breathing equipment, improving safety for firefighters and residents alike. The funding will nearly triple the department's SCBA units, help meet state standards, and free up local savings for other needs as call volumes continue to rise around the town. 
📸 Around Glen
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Glen
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- Versus Monster Trucks Epicenter →
Fonda Speedway, 21 Bridge St S, Fonda
11:59 pm
Saturday October 10
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Other local events
- Dungeons & Dragons: Kids Ages 7-12 - GROUP B
Amsterdam Free Library, 28 Church St, Amsterdam
11:00 am - NY02 Fonda Fairgrounds →
Fonda Fairgrounds, 21 Bridge St S, Fonda
6:00 pm
Sunday October 4
Saturday October 17
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🗓 Events Nearby
- The Capture of Major John André →
390 Polin Road, Fultonville
2:00 pm - NY08 Midland Barrels (NY07) →
Midland Barrels, 21 Bridge St S, Fonda
10:00 am - NY07 Midland Barrels (NY07) →
Midland Barrels, 21 Bridge St S, Fonda
10:00 am - 3rd Annual Bleyl Family Farm Fall Festival and Trunk or Treat! →
Bleyl Family Farm, 327 Reed Hill Road, Fultonville
1:00 pm - 3rd Annual Bleyl Family Farm Fall Festival and Trunk or Treat →
Bleyl Family Farm, 327 Reed Hill Road, Fultonville
1:00 pm
Sunday October 4
Saturday October 17
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🗞 Nearby News
Johnstown
- Capital Region grapples with short-term rentals regulation (dailygazette.com)
- 'Memento Mori: Colonial Tales of the Macabre' at Johnson Hall October 10 (dailygazette.com)
- Super DIRT Week 54: Prospective Entries (superdirtcarseries.com)
Amsterdam
- The Bronck House: Exploring the Oldest Home in Upstate New York (news-usa.today)
- Early Access (PC) (digitalchumps.com)
- Building a Stronger New York at Climate Week NYC (empirereportnewyork.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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